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Election Commission transfers six Tripura officers

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"The officials were transferred following alleged violation of the model code of conduct," a Election Commission official told IANS.

Those transferred include district magistrate of Sipahijala and sub-divisional magistrates of Dharmanagar, Kamalpur, Jirania and Sonamura and Udaipur.

"We had to transfer these officials and bar them from election-related duties following directives of the Election Commission. The commission took the decision after probing complaints against them," said the official.

Opposition Congress had filed the complaints against the officers.

 

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First Published: Jan 18 2013 | 5:15 PM IST

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